From the Principal

Final High Notes for 2013This is the last edition of High Notes
for 2013 and I would like to thank this year’s editors Betty and Debbie as well as all the
regular contributors, particularly the student editors. We hope High Notes is an
informative publication. It is designed to be newsy and to acknowledge and recognise people in
‘real time’ rather than waiting for summative formal publications such as The Record,
High Flyer and the ASR. If you have any suggestions or feedback about how school activities and
student achievements are reported, or about how easy it is to register and receive emails with a
link to this publication, please feel free to email me at
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High TalentCongratulations to our Open Basketball Team on their
performance in the National Schools Basketball Competition –Championship Division. Despite
being much smaller than their opponents the boys’ great spirit and teamwork brought them
home to a third place in the competition. High’s results at the National Competition in the
last four years are very impressive – first, first, fourth, third. It has certainly been a
great run! Well done to the boys, particularly Geoff Gerlach and Mitchell Flynn, and to Ben and
Alex Hayman and Bruce Gordon. Edric Wang and Sagar Nagaraj (Year 11) have both been nominated for
Encore in the categories of composition and performance. Jaan Pallandi (SHS2013) was nominated
for composition for Encore in music extension. Our open Chess team ran up against some really hot
competition at the Australian Schools Chess Competition in Queensland. Melbourne High
didn’t drop a point! Our boys finished a creditable 5th. Well done: Eric Xu, Darryl Chan,
Raymond Li, Johnson Lin and Manil Abeysekera. Ethan Ou (Year 11) had two photographs selected for
the Moran Photographic Prize final16. Great work, Ethan! Elbert Ly (3rd Japanese Continuers) and
Tin Lok WU (3rd Japanese Beginners) were recognised for strong performances at the Open High
School awards ceremony.

Principal and P & C ‘Thank You’ EveningThis week the
School and the P & C extended our hospitality and public recognition to >130 parents,
staff and Old Boys who supported our endeavours in 2013. There were quite a few current students
who entertained us with their music or served so well as waiters. It was a time to say farewell
and thank you to the stalwart Year 12 parents who have worked so hard for the school, in some
cases for more than 6 years. It was also the now annual occasion on which we thank our terrific
canteen staff: Sharon Hughes, Frances Salmon & the Canteen Committee, as well as employees:
Tracy, Karen and reliable casual Katie. Importantly, the P & C and I wanted to extend our
thanks to all the staff who give so generously of their time. We were able to thank Suzanna, Rita
and Sarah because the Music staff reliably supply ensembles for a variety of school
occasions. It would be very much appreciated if more staff joined us on the evening next
year so the parents could thank them, too. It was a very pleasant occasion.

Monthly Giving Scheme – Christmas AppealTo help boost contributions
to the capital appeal for the construction of the Governors Centre, I am making a Christmas
Special offer for one week only. For every parent who joins the Monthly Giving Scheme for the
first time and pledges for one year at the $50/month level during the last 18 days of December, I
will add $5/month to my personal contribution to the SBHS Building Fund for 2014. Join now and
make a bigger difference!

Scholarship Recipients – 2014I am very pleased to announce that the
Chairman of the Board of the Sir Roden & Lady Cutler Foundation, Peter Porteous has approved
the award of the Sir Roden & Lady Cutler Foundation Scholarship to Bosco Tran (Year 10).
Bosco has a very impressive record of school and community service and exemplifies Sir
Roden’s motto: ‘Service in all places’. Bosco was selected by a panel of staff
members (Rachel Howland, Jamie Kay, Con Barris) who assessed the applications and recommended the
winner to the Board of the Foundation. He will be an ambassador for the Foundation during his
tenure and will maintain his heavy involvement in community work. The criteria for the award of
the Phillip Day Memorial Scholarship are different and the scholarship is open to students in any
Year or enrolling in any Year. The Selection Panel comprises four of Phil’s close friends:
Mary-Anne Craddock, Graham Moody, Michael Kay and Con Barris. Phil really appreciated boys who
were all-rounders, who showed real commitment to the ethos of the school. This year’s
recipient is Ahmedh Akeedh Ahamed Ramzi (Year 8). Akeedh has a great CV already. His
co-curricular accomplishments range over 12 different activities and his academics are solid. He
is a worthy recipient of the Phillip Day Scholarship for 2014.Dr K A Jaggar

Last Day Term 4 for students

School finishes for students at 12:30pm on Wednesday 18 December.
School finishes for staff on Friday 20 December.

School resumes for staff on Tuesday 28 January 2014.
Years 7, 11 and 12 resume on Wednesday 29 January 2014. New enrolments in Year 9 2014 will also
commence on this day.
Years 8, 9 and 10 will resume on Thursday 30 January 2014.

High Store Holiday Opening Time

Note: This day is allocated to students within the school entering Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year
11, Year 12 In 2014 ONLY
NEW Students entering Year 7 or Year 9 in 2014 will not be served on this day

Wednesday 22nd Jan 2014 Hours 10.30am – 1.30pm.

From the Canteen

We are sorry if all your favourites are not available as we run down stock for the end of the
year.

The canteen Managers and Committee would like to extend a huge thank you to all the Year 12
parents who have now left the school. The canteen and the boys at SBHS have appreciated
your help, we will miss you.

From the Office

Letters Re Absence/Lateness/Early Leave

When your son returns to school from being absent he is required to provide a letter of
explanation signed by a parent or guardian. If your son is going to be late for school a note is
also required. Alternatively you may contact the school by phone on 9662 9300 and dial
“1” for the absentee line.

If your son has an early leave note he is required to have his note signed by either Mr Barris,
Mr Dowdell or Mr Prorellis before 8:55 am and handed in to the Main Office
immediately after. Each letter should be signed by a parent or guardian with the
name, date and roll class of your son
printed clearly. Your son needs to pick up a leave pass from the Main
Office before he leaves the school.

If your son has early leave due to a medical appointment you are required to produce a note from
the provider.

Academic Merit List - Semester 2 2013

Congratulations to the following boys whose excellent academic achievements in Semester 2 2013
are recognised.

From the Andrews Junior Library

THANK YOUMr Steve Codey, Social Science Staff, for your thoughtfulness in
donating 4 popular David Eddings books for the boys to read

CONGRATULATIONS – PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGEBig
congratulations to Ihsan Mohammad who has received a silver medal from Barry O’ Farrell,
the Premier of NSW, for successfully completing the Premier’s Reading Challenge every year
since he was in Year 3.

GREAT READERS OVER 2013Forty seven boys read over 20 books from our
Library in 2013. Those boys have received Award Scheme Participation Points for the first time
this year. They received a point for every 5 books read. The boys will also go onto the
Star System and parents will now receive a letter home asking them to congratulate their son on
developing the academic skill of Self Directed Learning. Congratulations to all the good
readers in the school!

HAVE A GREAT READ ON YOUR HOLIDAYSDon’t forget that you can borrow
up to 10 books to take home with you so you will not be bored. The following books are all
new to our Library and my staff has been working hard to get books out for you to choose
from.

DVDs AND MAGAZINES AND NON FICTIONThe same applies to all resources.
You could take home 10 New Scientists or National Geographics. Some of
the Babic Bequest on the Popular Book stand would be a good holiday challenge.

HAVE FUNMrs Crothers and the Library Staff

Swimming Carnival 2014

MEMO TO PARENTS

The School Swimming Carnival will be held at the Des Renford Aquatic Centre (Heffron Park
Pool) Robey Street, Maroubra on Monday 3th February 2014.

The carnival will commence at 8:45 am and finish by 2:45 pm (approximately).

Students of Year 8-12 will make their own way to and from the Swimming Pool.

Public transport is available from Central Station to Maroubra Junction and
Eastgardens.

Buses will be provided for Year 7 at a cost of $5 and will leave from the Cleveland St (School
Gym) at about 8:30am. The roll will be marked electronically upon entry to the pool.

The pool is located between Bunnerong Road and Anzac Parade, with the entry located on Robey
Street.

School uniform is NOT required. Students should wear their House colours (PE
uniform), a hat and sunblock should be used as shady areas are limited. Food will be on
sale from the canteen at the pool. The Carnival will be held "rain, hail or
shine!".P Loizou
Swimming Co-ordinator

ORDER OF EVENTS
DES RENFORD AQUATIC CENTRE

Carnival commences at 8.45am

NOTE: The age group you compete in is the age you turn this year

1

12years

200m

Freestyle

2

13 years

200m

Freestyle

3

14 years

200m

Freestyle

4

15 years

200m

Freestyle

5

16 years

200m

Freestyle

6

17+ years

200m

Freestyle

7

12 years

100m

Freestyle

8

13 years

100m

Freestyle

9

14 years

100m

Freestyle

10

15 years

100m

Freestyle

11

16 years

100m

Freestyle

12

17+ years

100m

Freestyle

13

12 years

50m

Breastroke

14

13 years

50m

Breastroke

15

14 years

50m

Breastroke

16

15 years

50m

Breastroke

17

16 years

100m

Breastroke

18

17+ years

100m

Breastroke

19

12 years

50m

Butterfly

20

13 years

50m

Butterfly

21

14 years

50m

Butterfly

22

15 years

50m

Butterfly

23

16 years

100m

Butterfly

24

17+ years

100m

Butterfly

25

12 years

50m

Freestyle

26

13 years

50m

Freestyle

27

14 years

50m

Freestyle

28

15 years

50m

Freestyle

29

16 years

50m

Freestyle

30

17+ years

50m

Freestyle

31

12 years

50m

Backstroke

32

13 years

50m

Backstroke

33

14 years

50m

Backstroke

34

15 years

50m

Backstroke

35

16 years

100m

Backstroke

36

17+ years

100m

Backstroke

37

16 years

800m*

Freestyle

38

800m*

Freestyle

39

15 years

400m

Freestyle

40

16 years

400m

Freestyle

41

17+ years

400m

Freestyle

42

16 years

200m

Individual Medley

43

17+ years

400m

Individual Medley

* 800m and 400m swimmers will be timed in the SAME event time permitting

NOTE:
1. All places will be decided by times.
2. The 4 x 100m GPS Medley Relay takes place at 2pm

Record Holders

Backstroke 50-100m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

12

Male

Kazuo NAKAMURA

McKay

'40.60

Mins

8/02/2010

13

Male

Leonard MAH

Eedy

'36.90

Mins

8/02/2010

14

Male

Leonard MAH

Rubie

0'34.25

Mins

14/02/2011

15

Male

ELLIS LOUIE

Eedy

'32.03

Mins

4/02/2003

16

Male

Eugene LEE

Rubie

1'13.88

Mins

6/02/2012

17_O

Male

Darren CHIEN

Eedy

1'17.88

Mins

4/02/2013

Backstroke 50-100m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

12_U

Male

Allen GUO

Fairland

0'43.15

Mins

4/02/2013

13

Male

Kenny LA

Fairland

'38.78

Mins

3/02/2004

14

Male

Kevin GUO

Eedy

0'35.19

Mins

4/02/2013

15

Male

Andrew REIS

Eedy

'33.44

Mins

3/02/2004

16

Male

Andrew REIS

Eedy

1'10.00

Mins

8/02/2005

17_O

Male

Benjamin CHOW

Rubie

1'05.00

Mins

8/02/2005

Butterfly 50-100m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

12_U

Male

Allen GUO

Fairland

0'37.60

Mins

4/02/2013

13

Male

Kazuo NAKAMURA

McKay

'32.47

Mins

14/02/2011

14

Male

Kazuo NAKAMURA

McKay

'31.72

Mins

6/02/2012

15

Male

Christian HADDO

Eedy

0'29.80

Mins

4/02/2013

16

Male

Ellis LOUIE

Eedy

1'03.90

Mins

3/02/2004

17_O

Male

Thomas MILLER

Torrington

1'02.25

Mins

3/02/2004

Freestyle 100m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

12_U

Male

Jason QIU

Fairland

1'15.00

Mins

14/02/2011

13

Male

Kazuo NAKAMURA

McKay

1'05.05

Mins

14/02/2011

14

Male

Leonard MAH

Rubie

1'02.30

Mins

14/02/2011

15

Male

Christian HADDO

Eedy

0'58.30

Mins

4/02/2013

16

Male

Leonard MAH

Rubie

1'01.50

Mins

4/02/2013

17_O

Male

Thomas MILLER

Torrington

0'55.57

Mins

3/02/2004

Freestyle 200m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

12_U

Male

Jason QIU

Fairland

2'40.70

Mins

14/02/2011

13

Male

Brandon YOON

Eedy

2'28.00

Mins

4/02/2013

14

Male

Kalem BEST

McKay

2'17.80

Mins

4/02/2013

15

Male

Christian HADDO

Eedy

2'15.20

Mins

4/02/2013

16

Male

Max CHIEN

Eedy

2'27.00

Mins

8/02/2010

17_O

Male

Thomas MILLER

Torrington

2'05.41

Mins

3/02/2004

Freestyle 400m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

15_U

Male

ELLIS LOUIE

Eedy

5'17.53

Mins

4/02/2003

16

Male

Andrew REIS

Eedy

4'26.33

Mins

8/02/2005

17_O

Male

G BREWER

4'12.00

Mins

31/01/1976

Freestyle 50m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

12_U

Male

Kazuo NAKAMURA

McKay

33.47

Secs

8/02/2010

13

Male

Kazuo NAKAMURA

McKay

29.50

Secs

14/02/2011

14

Male

Leonard MAH

Rubie

27.94

Secs

14/02/2011

15

Male

Leonard MAH

Rubie

26.80

Secs

6/02/2012

15

Male

Christian HADDO

Eedy

26.80

Secs

4/02/2013

16

Male

Tom MILLER

Torrington

26.15

Secs

6/02/2002

17_O

Male

Thomas MILLER

Torrington

25.18

Secs

3/02/2004

Freestyle 800m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

16_U

Male

B EBEL

9'16.34

Mins

31/01/2003

17_O

Male

S CROFT

9'30.91

Mins

31/01/2003

Individual Medley 200-400m

DIVISION

COMPETITOR

TEAM

RESULT

DATE

16_U

Male

Andrew REIS

Eedy

2'28.00

Mins

8/02/2005

17_O

Male

Barry DUBOVSKY

Torrington

6'17.83

Mins

3/02/2004

SHS Rowing

Great results at the NSW Sprint Championship Regatta - High crews won 2 state
gold medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze.

Event

Crew

Place

Time over 500m

MU19 4x

Ray Fang, Steve Comninos, Tom Luo, Shawn Noronha

2nd

1.30.22

MU19 4x

James Tinker, Chris Ketkeo, Andrew Rong, Tim Medley

6th

2.04.19

MU23 4x

Louis Huyen, Chris Ketkeo, Dan Tran, Andrew Rong

1st

1.45.56

MU19 4+

Jing Li, Sam Musgrove, Jesse Nixon, Josh Maloof, (c) K. Liu

4th

1.44.05

ML 4-

James Tinker, Terry Fong, Alan Qi, Dan Tran

1st

1.47.61

MU23 2-

Shawn Noronha, Tom Luo

2nd

1.44.26

ML 2x

Terry Fong, Alan Qi

3rd

1.49.02

MU19 2x

Ray Fang, Steve Comninos

5th

1.38.78

MU17 2x

Neil Song, Jake Davis

2.06.53

Reindeer Regatta Results

Selected Junior crews competed in the Rowing NSW Reindeer Regatta at Sydney International Regatta
Centre last Saturday with very encouraging results – High crews won 2 gold medals and 1
bronze. Congratulations to Timothy Trent winning the 2 gold medals and Tony Li winning the
bronze.

Upcoming Events –

Saturday 14 Dec 7.30am - SHS Shed Race – This is our end of year event
at the High Sheds. All crews compete in the handicapped ‘Shed Race’ with the finish
line in front of our shed for parent spectators. Breakfast and coffee will be available to
enjoy by the river.

Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 December - Nepean Camp – Senior/Year 10
Eights Camp. The rowers will camp at the High Sheds for 3 nights and travel by school bus to
and from the Nepean River each day.

Holiday Rowing – We do offer holiday rowing sessions, which are crucial
for improved results in the upcoming regatta season. Attendance is optional, based around
family holidays and other activities. All boys will receive a holiday timetable with morning
sessions available at the sheds and at the school gym. I will also email the holiday timetable
to rowers and parents. If you are not on the email list, please email your details to
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Term One 2014 - The GPS Regattas start with our High Regatta first week back
on 1st February 2014, so by the end of January we need our crews ready for competing. All Year
8 quads will start racing and the boys will need to have a High zoot suit.

Contact Details –

If you would like to receive more information about what is happening at Sydney High Rowing
please email your details to –
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Have a wonderful holiday break and all the best for 2014.Julie Blomberg
MIC Rowing

Basketball: Shootin' Hoops

HIGH vs. SCOTS:

Term 1, 2013

High

Vs

Scots

TERM 1 2013

TEAM

RESULT

SCORE

TOP SCORER

1st

HUGE WIN

62-57

M.FLYNN 21

2nd

LOSS

43-42

B.CHAN 15

3rd

LOSS

12-31

T.ZHANG 4

4th

LOSS

18-22

M.HO 4

5th

WIN

20-17

6th

WIN

31-19

7th

WIN

44-24

8th

WIN

19-17

16A

WIN

46-34

A.KARAHASAN 15

16B

WIN

24-18

J.SONG 10

16C

WIN

30-13

R.CHAN 9

16D

LOSS

29-30

H.PARK 10

16E

WIN

16F

WIN

15A

WIN

23-21

GREAT TEAM EFFORT

15B

LOSS

22-26

H.BARTLEY 8

15C

LOSS

2-45

TEAM CHANGES REQUIRED

15D

WIN

8-21

A.ZHOU 8

15E

LOSS

16-24

J.ZHENG 6

15F

LOSS

18-22

J.LOU 10

14A

LOSS

18-61

B.YOON 4, J.SIU 4

14B

LOSS

23-30

A.FOX 10, J.ZING 10

14C

WIN

22-21

J.YOU, A.WU 6

14D

LOSS

23-24

J.LAI 8

14E

WIN

36-6

J.YIP 10

14F

WIN

23-12

D.THICH 9

Term 4, 2013

High

Vs

Scots

TERM 4 2013(this week)

TEAM

RESULT

SCORE

TOP SCORER

1st

HUGE WIN

67-59

M.FLYNN 20

2nd

HUGE WIN

51-38

C.SHI 13

3rd

LOSS

26-36

A.SO 6

4th

LOSS

39-54

T.ZHANG 10

5th

WIN

27-14

TEAM EFFORT

6th

WIN

27-16

PINYAN GAO 8

7th

WIN

20-19

TEAM EFFORT

8th

WIN

35-10

TEAM EFFORT

16A

WIN

37-29

B.LIN 9

16B

WIN

43-20

R.SEONG 13

16C

WIN

49-15

M.LI 12

16D

WIN

10-6

TEAM EFFORT

16E

WIN

31-26

B.WU 17

16F

WIN

30-20

TEAM EFFORT

15A

LOSS

36-49

H.BARTLEY 6

15B

LOSS

38-11

S.CHEN 4

15C

LOSS

13-32

TEAM EFFORT

15D

WIN

11-21

TEAM EFFORT

15E

WIN

24-20

J.YIP 12

15F

LOSS

21-18

J.LOH 6

14A

LOSS

50-20

T.PERICLES 8

14B

WIN

41-26

J.SIU 21

14C

WIN

31-26

S.NAWA 10

14D

WIN

25-21

T.LAM 7

14E

LOSS

29-25

J.YIP 10

14F

LOSS

10-34

TEAM EFFORT

We did it! Last week, 1st and 2nd Grade recorded huge wins against Scots, right when the
time counts as the first official round of the AAGPS Summer Sports season rolls around.
Suffering a one point loss last time against Scots, High 2nd Grade smashed Scots 2nd Grade by 13
points this time around, avenging a tight loss that made our 2nd Grade more determined than ever.
High 1st Grade also recorded a bigger win than last time, having been able to hold Scots at 8
points by the end of the game in comparison to 5 points last game. 5th to 8th Grade maintained
their composure and continued to post wins against Scots, while the 16s saw an improvement from
the D Grade team, winning all their games and 16Ds avenging their 30-29 loss with a 10-6 win; a
low scoring game, but a win is a win.

I’m still looking for an editor to continue the High Notes Shootin’ Hoops after I
graduate. If you are interested please see Mr B Hayman as soon as possible. Award Scheme points
apply.

Nationals 2013!!!

Due to some absolutely remarkable team play, High 1st grade came third in all of Australia in
Championship Division and High 15 years boys came 2nd in the invitational division! Over the last
4 years High 1sts has recorded 1st, 1st, 4th and 3rd- making them the most consistently
successful basketball school in the competition’s history. In the National Grand Final,
Lake Ginninderra and NBA future star Dante Exum defeated the Scots College’s 4+
international players.

Whilst it was certainly a whole team effort; Bailey Musulin successfully guarded international
players two years older than him. Mitchell Flynn led the tournament in threes. Geoff Gerlach
recorded a whopping 67 point efficiency game (breaking Craig Moller’s record)! Eamon Kelly
finished his final game with multiple successful scores and Nathan Sutton at point guard steered
his team to make team oriented decisions on every possession.

PLAY HARD OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND COME BACK STRONGER IN 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~ Go HIGH!
~ Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together!
~ Brought to you by the Editor Glanden Zheng
~ Thanks to Mr B Hayman for all his contributions to HIGH Basketball

High Cricket

Five Highs Carnival: Adelaide. 1st-6th December

Brisbane State High 3/250 (T.Garg 3/39) DEF High 195 all out. (J.Cooper 68, V.Kashyap
31)After coming second last year the boys were pumped to get off to a good start
in the competition and bring the shield home. After losing the toss on a glorious day we were
sent in to field and looked to restrict Brisbane on what proved to be an absolute road. With eyes
set on the bowler of the tournament award Tushaar Garg fired up and took the first and only 3
wickets of the innings to end his spell. Now the task was up to the first change and spin
bowlers, however dropped catches and our failure to take advantage of our hard work allowed
Brisbane to set 250 runs as a total to chase. The chase proved tough as we lost experienced
batsman Agnish and Oli early due to their aggressive batting styles. With the rookie, Vivek,
required to build partnerships with the middle order, he did exactly that. He stabilised the
batting with minor partnerships with Tushaar and Jesse. However he soon fell for 31 but Jesse
stepped up and demonstrated a true captain’s innings. He batted and batted with the middle
order to bring the boys closer to the big total of 250. With the eventual demise of our own
captain cool, on 68, the chase ended. Although we didn't win, we made our highest total this
season. We learnt from our mistakes and took an unforgiving attitude to the next game.

High 103 all out. (T.Garg 38) DEF BY Adelaide High 3/103 (T.Garg 2/21, V.Avudainayagam
1/15)High elected to bat on a relatively flat wicket looking to post a commanding
first innings total in a fiercely contested Adelaide-Sydney match. After an early breakthrough by
the Adelaide attack, Vivek Kashyap continued his run of form at the top of the order with a
promising start but unfortunately skyed a straightforward catch to long-on soon after. Oliver
Meroni was unfortunate to be bowled leaving the ball, but Tushaar Garg, alongside Jesse, Gautham
and Yiu Tao, compiled a solid 38 against a challenging spin attack. After a steady flow of
wickets, Vishnu Avudainyagam was unlucky to be adjudged caught behind off his helmet. Sudarshan
Arvind and Aditya Koneru sought to prolong the innings but a combination of bad luck and poor
shot selection resulted in High setting what would be a sub-par target. Adelaide was sent in to
bat 10 overs before the lunch break. High looked for early breakthroughs before the break in
order to provide a sense of hope in defending a total of 103 on a flat wicket. Tushaar and Vishnu
picked up 2 vital breakthroughs in the 3rd and 4th over respectively, to have Adelaide 2 down for
40 runs at the lunch break. Depite some tight bowling in the middle overs, Adelaide was able to
chase down the total with ease in the 30th over, 3 down for 103.

Melbourne High 7/140 (R.Sura 2/28, J.Cooper 2/21) DEF BY High 8/141 (A.Nayak 43, T.Garg
29)After losing our first two games, all of us were determined to give it our all
against Melbourne and turn around the tour. The game got off to a hectic start due to rain, and
was moved to a synthetic wicket for a 30 over rain reduced match. All of our bowlers bowled well
and together with great efforts in the field all round we held Melbourne to 140 (previously
7-108) letting them get away a bit at the end. Jesse and Raunak took 2 wickets each and Sudarshan
and Tushaar both bowled very economically. Going in to chase 140, we knew it would have to be
about partnerships with Gautham and Vivek both stepping up to put on a solid
opening stand, getting us to the 11th over before both were dismissed for 15(47) and 12(22)
respectively. Despite their dismissal's Tushaar and Oliver both put on another good partnership
in good time before both went for 29(37) and 14(21), respectively. After Jesse was dismissed we
found ourselves with 45 to win with 35 balls to go. Vishnu then fed strike to Agnish for the next
5 overs putting on 38 off 30 before being run out in the last over for 13(11). With 7 needed off
the last 5 balls, the incoming batsman Aditya did well to get Agnish on strike with a single. 6
off 2 looked impossible at this stage and after clubbing a 2, the equation became 4 off 1 to win.
With everyone on the edge of their seats, Agnish delivered an amazing boundary under pressure off
the last ball to win us the game, finishing up on 43(36) not out, a match winning performance.
Running onto the field, we sang the school song with pride and turned around our tour with
performances from everyone within the side.

High 108 all out. (O. Meroni 61) DEF Kent St 94 all out (T.Garg 5/9, A.Chen
2/26)Kent St won the toss on a very sticky wicket and sent High in to bat, with
Adelaide High students mixed among the crowd. The batsmen were not able to cope with the wicket
early on, losing 4 early wickets. Oliver Meroni and Shashank Nampalli then consolidated and saw
out the next hour, with Shashank falling last ball before drinks. This partnership saw the pitch
harden up and take pressure off the lower order, as well as stopping Kent St's momentum in its
tracks. Thanks to Oliver's balanced batting in his last innings for High, along with a 14-ball 19
by Agnish Nayak saw High ending up on a defendable 108, with Meroni ending up on 61. A fine
innings when High needed it most. On the field, High were all guns blazing and pumped for it was
the last game together for many of us. With early wickets from Tushaar Garg, High always looked
on top. Amazing efforts in the field from the likes of Oliver and Agnish, who were leading the
way in their last game ever for High, helped the bowlers consistently take vital middle order
wickets. Oliver's unmatched fielding throughout all four games earned him fielder of the
tournament. With four wickets left to take, and less than 35 for Kent St to win, crucial wickets
were taken by Tushaar and Sudarshan, with the help of Agnish's unparalleled miracle catch in the
covers. High went on to win by 14 runs, with Vishnu taking the last dismissal (LBW). Tushaar led
the bowling attack taking 5/9, and surpassing Owen Duffy to claim the record for best bowling
figures at the annual Five Highs carnival with a fiery 5/9. This bowling effort from Tushaar Garg
saw him earn bowler of the tournament, and also earn a place in the All Australian Combined XI.

From Chess

Congratulations to our Sydney Boys teams who performed admirably in The Scots College annual
chess invitational last week.

First place went to our A team Eric Xu, Darryl Chan and Raymond LI

Third place went to our Junior A team Ahad Zafar, Sean Zhang and Wesley Yu

Best Junior Team was awarded to our Junior B team Edgar He, Tony Li and Nigel
Zhang.R. Barr
MIC Chess

Honeybees In the Hall?

Yes – but these were “The Honeybees” an a cappella gospel choir (of no
religious affiliation) and not a swarm looking for a new home. And it was their end – of
– year concert with the proceeds of the evening being donated to the “Sir Roden and
Lady Cutler Foundation”. The tables in the hall were beautifully decorated and lit with
candles and there didn’t seem to be one empty chair. The “stage” was along the
southern wall of the hall which created an atmosphere of intimacy between choristers and
audience.

The performance started with the singers coming from different directions through the audience
towards the stage (a passacaglia of sorts) finishing off “Freedom is Coming” on the
stage. The set continued with seven more songs with individual choristers performing as
soloists. Each one was thanked with thunderous applause from the audience. During the
interval I got the chance to talk to some of the people at the table – Vince Del Zio (CEO),
Peter Porteous (Chairman), John Aarons (Director), Leo Frousalias (Marketing Manager) – all
of the Foundation. Unfortunately Lady Cutler was unable to attend.

The second set included more songs which we, the listeners, accompanied with rhythmic clapping
– and, I am sure, with humming along as well. As a wonderful tribute to Nelson Mandela the
choir sang Nkosi Sikelel’ Iafrica (phonetic lyrics) “God Bless Africa”.

The evening raised $3800 in ticket sales and $1200 in donations and it was a very large cheque
which was handed over to Vince Del Zio (how does one get that through the really narrow
teller’s window, I wonder?) and the choir was invited to perform next year at the annual
reception for the Foundation at Government House! Congratulations and a big thank you to all
involved. Next year's concert date, November 29th, is in my diary already!

Digital Help For Parents

A message from the NSW Department of Education and Communities

The recent explosion of personal technology and wireless internet means that the
‘generation gap’ that used to refer to different tastes in music or fashion, now
represents a dramatic difference in the experiences of education. Parents today are faced with
classrooms that bear little resemblance to their own schooling, leaving them feeling somewhat
powerless when it comes to being part of their children’s digital lives.

Where can parents turn for help in understanding what their children are exploring so fearlessly?
What advice can support parents?

Quib.ly: Give your kids a head start in this connected world
We want to help parents to keep up with the opportunities and challenges of raising happy,
healthy, well-balanced children in a connected world... one question at a time.

Cybersmart: Designed to support and encourage participation in the digital
economy by providing information and education which empowers children to be safe online.
Cybersmart is a national cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)